Music
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Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone?: The Carter Family & Their Legacy in American Music
$20.99 Add to cartThe first major biography of the Carter Family, the musical pioneers who almost single-handedly created the sounds and traditions that grew into modern folk, country, and bluegrass music.
Meticulously- Author: Zwonitzer, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: February 23 2004
- ISBN10: 074324382X
- Language: English
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The Mayor of Macdougal Street: A Memoir
$18.99 Add to cartDave Van Ronk (1936-2002) was one of the founding figures of the 1960s folk revival, but he was far more than that. A pioneer of modern acoustic blues, a fine songwriter and arranger, a powerful singe… [more below]
- Author: Van Ronk, Dave
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 15 2013
- ISBN10: 0306822164
- Language: English
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Brother Ray: Ray Charles’ Own Story
$21.99 Add to cartRay Charles (1930-2004) led one of the most extraordinary lives of any popular musician. In Brother Ray, he tells his story in an inimitable and unsparing voice, from the chronicle of his musical deve… [more below]
- Author: Ritz, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 27 2004
- ISBN10: 0306814315
- Language: English
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Love, Janis
$19.99 Add to cartA revealing and intimate biography about Janis Joplin, the Queen of Classic Rock, written by her younger sister.
Janis Joplin blazed across the sixties music scene, electrifying audiences with her sta
- Author: Joplin, Laura
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: August 16 2005
- ISBN10: 0060755229
- Language: English
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Horseshoes and Hand Grenades: Tales from the Other Mötley Crüe Frontman and Journeys Through a Life in and Out of Rock and Roll
$28.00 Read moreIn Horseshoes and Hand Grenades, John Corabi recounts his life from the mean streets of Philadelphia to the Sunset Strip. Take a look behind the scenes at Corabi’s time fronting Mötley Crüe, Union, … [more below]
- Author: Corabi, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 470
- Publish Date: June 14 2022
- ISBN10: 1644282569
- Language: English
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There Was a Fire: Jews, Music and the American Dream (revised and updated)
$21.99 Add to cartThe first edition of There Was a Fire is a National Jewish Book Award Finalist
This book is about the power of memory, the human need for narrative, and the ability of music to encode and deliver the t
- Author: Sidran, Ben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 426
- Publish Date: March 23 2021
- ISBN10: 0578773597
- Language: English
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No Compromise: The Life Story of Keith Green
$22.99 Add to cartThe 25th Anniversary Edition of Keith Green’s inspiring biography, revised and updated by his wife, Melody. This expanded biography contains many added stories and insights, never before published pho
- Author: Green, Melody
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: November 09, 2008
- ISBN10: 1595551646
- Language: English
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A Deeper Blue, 1: The Life and Music of Townes Van Zandt
$14.95 Add to cartThis is the first serious biography of a man widely considered one of Texas’–and America’s–greatest songwriters. Like Jimmie Rodgers, Woody Guthrie, Robert Johnson, and Hank Williams, Townes Van Zan… [more below]
- Series: North Texas Lives of Musician #1
- Author: Hardy, Robert Earl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 15 2009
- ISBN10: 157441285X
- Language: English
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Adrenalized: Life, Def Leppard, and Beyond
$17.00 Add to cartA revelatory, redemptive, and “wild…juicy” (Rolling Stone) memoir from the lead guitarist of the legendary hard rock band Def Leppard–the first ever written by one of its members–chronicling the b… [more below]
- Author: Collen, Phil
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 23 2017
- ISBN10: 1476751668
- Language: English
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My Way
$28.00 Add to cartA teen idol of the 1950s who virtually invented the singer/songwriter/heartthrob combination that still tops pop music today, Paul Anka rocketed to fame with a slew of hits-from “Diana” to “Put Your H
- Author: Anka, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: April 08 2014
- ISBN10: 1250044499
- Language: English
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Gettin’ Kinda Itchie: The Groups That Made The Mamas & The Papas
$54.95 Add to cartBefore soundtracking the Summer of Love as The Mamas & The Papas, musicians John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Cass Elliot, and Denny Doherty honed their talents in groups like The Smoothies, The Journ
- Author: Campbell, Richard B.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 242
- Publish Date: August 22 2023
- ISBN10: 9798988490319
- Language: English
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I’m the Man: The Story of That Guy from Anthrax
$21.99 Add to cartI’m the Man is the fast-paced, humorous, and revealing memoir from the man who co-founded Anthrax, the band that proved to the masses that brutality and fun didn’t have to be mutually exclusive. Throu… [more below]
- Author: Ian, Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: November 24 2015
- ISBN10: 306824191
- Language: English
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Straight Life: The Story of Art Pepper
$26.99 Add to cartArt Pepper (1925-1982) was called the greatest alto saxophonist of the post-Charlie Parker generation. But his autobiography, Straight Life, is much more than a jazz book–it is one of the most explos… [more below]
- Author: Pepper, Art
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 616
- Publish Date: July 06 2005
- ISBN10: 0306805588
- Language: English
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Magic City: Trials of a Native Son
$18.99 Add to cart“A thug is someone who stands on his own. He lives by the decisions he makes and accepts the consequences. A thug is comfortable in his own skin. I wear mine like a glove.”
Trick Daddy was born a thu- Author: Trick Daddy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 16 2010
- ISBN10: 143914852X
- Language: English
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Do What You Want: The Story of Bad Religion
$28.00 Read moreFrom their beginnings as teenagers experimenting in a San Fernando Valley garage dubbed “The Hell Hole” to headlining major music festivals around the world, discover the whole story of Bad Religion’s
- Author: Bad Religion
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: August 18 2020
- ISBN10: 306922223
- Language: English
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Touching from a Distance: Ian Curtis & Joy Division
$19.00 Add to cartThe only in-depth biographical account of the lead singer of Joy Division, written by his widow.
Revered by his peers–Bono described his voice as holy–and idolized by his fans, musician Ian Curtis l- Author: Curtis, Deborah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 24 2014
- ISBN10: 0571224814
- Language: English
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Sheeran: A Biography
$18.99 Read moreThe first comprehensive adult biography of the beloved, redheaded “Shape of You” songster, complete with exclusive interviews and all-new research!
- Author: Smith, Sean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1635766516
- Language: English
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Themes for Great Cities: A New History of Simple Minds
$28.99 Read more‘Nobody owes us anything, but the Simple Minds story has been too condensed. After Live Aid and ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me)’ there hasn’t been quite the credit for those first few records. I think th
- Author: Thomson, Graeme
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 03, 2023
- ISBN10: 1472134001
- Language: English
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Jim Marshall – The Father of Loud: The Story of the Man Behind the World’s Most Famous Guitar Amplifiers
$44.98 Add to cartJIM MARSHALL THE FATHER OF LOUD THE STORY OF THE MAN BEHIND THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS AMP
- Author: Maloof, Rich
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: December 01 2003
- ISBN10: 0879308036
- Language: English
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Sing for Your Life: A Story of Race, Music, and Family
$19.99 Add to cartThe New York Times bestseller about a young black man’s journey from violence and despair to the threshold of stardom: “A beautiful tribute to the power of good teachers” (Terry Gross, Fresh Air).
“O- Author: Bergner, Daniel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 05 2017
- ISBN10: 0316300632
- Language: English
